カガク データ カチョウカ プロジェクト プロジェクト タチアゲ ト ショキ データ コウカイ

We report on the current status of our astronomical data sonification project. This project aims to sonify astronomical data, that is, to convert a visual medium into an audio medium for both scientists and the visually impaired. We hope that sonification can lead to a new way of conceptualizing scientific data. The primary sourcesof the data used for this project come from Japanese satellites dedicated to X-ray astronomy and geophysics. This project is performed in collaboration with Nihon Fukushi University and the Center for Planning and Information Systems (PLAIN center) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Institute of Space andAstronautical Science (ISAS). Our project began in March 2006. Since this time we have sonified astronomical data sets, including data from X-ray pulsars, and have published these results. In this paper we also discuss future plans for the project, as well as its implications for visually impaired scientists and public